Matthew 13
1 And in that day Jesus, having gone forth from the house, was sitting by the sea,
The same day, Jesus having gone out of the house, sat by the sea-side;
2 and gathered together unto him were many multitudes, so that he having gone into the boat did sit down, and all the multitude on the beach did stand,
but so great a multitude flocked about him, that he went into a bark, and sat down there, while all the people stood on the shore.
3 and he spake to them many things in similes, saying: 'Lo, the sower went forth to sow,
Then he discoursed to them of many things in parables.
4 and in his sowing, some indeed fell by the way, and the fowls did come and devour them,
The sower, said he, went out to sow; and, in sowing, some seeds fell by the way-side, and the birds came and picked them up:
5 and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth, and immediately they sprang forth, through not having depth of earth,
some fell on rocky ground, where they had but little earth: these sprang up the sooner, because the soil had no depth:
6 and the sun having risen they were scorched, and through not having root, they withered,
but after the sun had beat upon them, they were scorched, and having no root, withered away.
7 and others fell upon the thorns, and the thorns did come up and choke them,
Some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked them.
8 and others fell upon the good ground, and were giving fruit, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.
Others fell into good ground, and yielded increase, some a hundred, some sixty, some thirty fold.
9 He who is having ears to hear — let him hear.'
Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.
10 And the disciples having come near, said to him, 'Wherefore in similes dost thou speak to them?'
Then the disciples addressed him, saying, Why do you speak to them in parables?
11 And he answering said to them that — 'To you it hath been given to know the secrets of the reign of the heavens, and to these it hath not been given,
He answering, said to them, Because it is your privilege, and not theirs, to know the secrets of the Reign of Heaven.
12 for whoever hath, it shall be given to him, and he shall have overabundance, and whoever hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken from him.
For to him that has, more shall be given, and he shall abound; but from him that has not, even that which he has shall be taken.
13 'Because of this, in similes do I speak to them, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor understand,
For this reason I speak to them in parables; because they seeing, see not; and hearing, hear not, nor regard;
14 and fulfilled on them is the prophecy of Isaiah, that saith, With hearing ye shall hear, and ye shall not understand, and seeing ye shall see, and ye shall not perceive,
insomuch that this prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled in them, "You will indeed hear, but will not understand; you will look, but will not perceive.
15 for made gross was the heart of this people, and with the ears they heard heavily, and their eyes they did close, lest they might see with the eyes, and with the ears might hear, and with the heart understand, and turn back, and I might heal them.
For this people's understanding is stupefied, their ears are deafened, and their eyes they have closed; lest seeing with their eyes, hearing with their ears, and apprehending with their understanding, they should reform, and I should reclaim them."
16 'And happy are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear,
But blessed are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear.
17 for verily I say to you, that many prophets and righteous men did desire to see that which ye look on, and they did not see, and to hear that which ye hear, and they did not hear.
For, indeed, I say to you, that many prophets and righteous men have desired to see the things which you see, but have not seen them; and to hear the things which you hear, but have not heard them.
18 'Ye, therefore, hear ye the simile of the sower:
Understand you, therefore, the parable of the sower.
19 Every one hearing the word of the reign, and not understanding — the evil one doth come, and doth catch that which hath been sown in his heart; this is that sown by the way.
When one hears the doctrine of the Reign, but considers it not, the evil one comes, and snatches away that which was sown in his heart. This explains what fell by the way-side.
20 'And that sown on the rocky places, this is he who is hearing the word, and immediately with joy is receiving it,
That which fell on rocky ground, denotes him who, hearing the word, receives it at first with pleasure;
21 and he hath not root in himself, but is temporary, and persecution or tribulation having happened because of the word, immediately he is stumbled.
yet, not having it rooted in his mind, retains it but a while; for when trouble or persecution comes, because of the word, instantly he relapses.
22 'And that sown toward the thorns, this is he who is hearing the word, and the anxiety of this age, and the deceitfulness of the riches, do choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
That which fell among thorns, denotes that hearer in whom worldly cares, and deceitful riches, choke the word, and render it unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
23 'And that sown on the good ground: this is he who is hearing the word, and is understanding, who indeed doth bear fruit, and doth make, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.'
But that which fell into good soil, and bore fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, some thirty fold, denotes him, who not only hears and considers, but obeys the word.
24 Another simile he set before them, saying: 'The reign of the heavens was likened to a man sowing good seed in his field,
Another parable he proposed to them, saying, The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a field, in which the proprietor has sown good grain:
25 and, while men are sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst of the wheat, and went away,
but while people were asleep, his enemy came, and sowed darnel among the wheat, and went off.
26 and when the herb sprang up, and yielded fruit, then appeared also the darnel.
When the blade was up, and putting forth the ear, then appeared also the darnel.
27 'And the servants of the householder, having come near, said to him, Sir, good seed didst thou not sow in thy field? whence then hath it the darnel?
And the servants came, and said to their master, Sir, you sowed good grain in your field; whence, then, has it darnel?
28 And he saith to them, A man, an enemy, did this; and the servants said to him, Wilt thou, then, [that] having gone away we may gather it up?
He answered, An enemy has done this. They said, Will you, then, that we weed them out?
29 'And he said, No, lest — gathering up the darnel — ye root up with it the wheat,
He replied, No, lest in weeding out the darnel, you tear up the wheat.
30 suffer both to grow together till the harvest, and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the darnel, and bind it in bundles, to burn it, and the wheat gather up into my storehouse.'
Let both grow together until the harvest; and in the time of harvest, I will say to the reapers, first gather the darnel, and make them into bundles for burning; then carry the wheat into my barn.
31 Another simile he set before them, saying: 'The reign of the heavens is like to a grain of mustard, which a man having taken, did sow in his field,
Another similitude he proposed to them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man planted in his field;
32 which less, indeed, is than all the seeds, but when it may be grown, is greatest of the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the heaven do come and rest in its branches.'
for though it is the smallest of seeds, when grown, larger than any herb, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air take the shelter in its branches.
33 Another simile spake he to them: 'The reign of the heavens is like to leaven, which a woman having taken, hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.'
Another similitude he gave them: The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman mingled in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
34 All these things spake Jesus in similes to the multitudes, and without a simile he was not speaking to them,
All these similitudes Jesus spoke to the people; for he taught them only by similitudes;
35 that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through the prophet, saying, 'I will open in similes my mouth, I will utter things having been hidden from the foundation of the world.'
in this verifying the word of the Prophet, "I will discourse in parables; I will utter things concerning which, all antiquity has been silent."
36 Then having let away the multitudes, Jesus came to the house, and his disciples came near to him, saying, 'Explain to us the simile of the darnel of the field.'
Then Jesus, leaving the multitude, retired to the house, where his disciples accosted him, saying, Explain to us the parable of the darnel in the field.
37 And he answering said to them, 'He who is sowing the good seed is the Son of Man,
Jesus answering, said to them, He who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man.
38 and the field is the world, and the good seed, these are the sons of the reign, and the darnel are the sons of the evil one,
The field is the world; the good seed are the sons of the kingdom; and the darnel are the sons of the evil one;
39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is a full end of the age, and the reapers are messengers. (aiōn g165)
the enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the conclusion of this state; and the reapers are the angels. (aiōn g165)
40 'As, then, the darnel is gathered up, and is burned with fire, so shall it be in the full end of this age, (aiōn g165)
As, therefore, the darnel is gathered and burnt, so shall it be at the conclusion of this state. (aiōn g165)
41 the Son of Man shall send forth his messengers, and they shall gather up out of his kingdom all the stumbling-blocks, and those doing the unlawlessness,
The Son of Man will send his angels who shall gather out of his kingdom all seducers and iniquitous persons,
42 and shall cast them to the furnace of the fire; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.
and throw them into the burning furnace: weeping and gnashing of teeth shall be there.
43 'Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the reign of their Father. He who is having ears to hear — let him hear.
Then shall the righteous shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears to hear let him hear.
44 'Again, the reign of the heavens is like to treasure hid in the field, which a man having found did hide, and from his joy goeth, and all, as much as he hath, he selleth, and buyeth that field.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hid in a field, which, when a man has discovered, he conceals the discovery, and for joy thereof, sells all that he has, and buys that field.
45 'Again, the reign of the heavens is like to a man, a merchant, seeking goodly pearls,
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a pearl extremely precious, which a merchant, in quest of fine pearls,
46 who having found one pearl of great price, having gone away, hath sold all, as much as he had, and bought it.
having found, sold all that he had, and purchased it.
47 'Again, the reign of the heavens is like to a net that was cast into the sea, and did gather together of every kind,
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a sweep-net cast into the seam which incloses fish of every kind.
48 which, when it was filled, having drawn up again upon the beach, and having sat down, they gathered the good into vessels, and the bad they did cast out,
When it is full, they draw it ashore, and gather the good into vessels, but throw the useless away.
49 so shall it be in the full end of the age, the messengers shall come forth and separate the evil out of the midst of the righteous, (aiōn g165)
So it shall be at the conclusion of this state. The angels will come and separate the wicked from among the righteous, (aiōn g165)
50 and shall cast them to the furnace of the fire, there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.'
and throw them into the burning furnace. Weeping and gnashing of teeth shall be there.
51 Jesus saith to them, 'Did ye understand all these?' They say to him, 'Yes, sir.'
Jesus said, Do you understand all these things? They answered, Yes, Master.
52 And he said to them, 'Because of this every scribe having been discipled in regard to the reign of the heavens, is like to a man, a householder, who doth bring forth out of his treasure things new and old.'
He added, Every scribe, therefore, instructed for the Reign of Heaven, is like a householder, who brings out of his storehouse new things and old.
53 And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these similes, he removed thence,
And after he had finished these similitudes, he departed thence.
54 and having come to his own country, he was teaching them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and were saying, 'Whence to this one this wisdom and the mighty works?
Jesus being come into his own country, taught the inhabitants in their synagogue; and they said with astonishment, Whence has this man this wisdom, and this power of working miracles?
55 is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary, and his brethren James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And do not his brothers, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas,
56 and his sisters — are they not all with us? whence, then, to this one all these?'
and all his sisters, live amongst us? Whence, then, has he all these things?
57 and they were stumbled at him. And Jesus said to them, 'A prophet is not without honour except in his own country, and in his own house:'
Thus they were offended at him. But Jesus said to them, A prophet is no where disregarded, except in his own country, and in his own family.
58 and he did not there many mighty works, because of their unbelief.
And he did not many miracles there, because of their unbelief.
